Livewell Southwest are currently seeking a Registered Nurse with specialty in Mental Health to fill the role of Community Mental Nurse in Devon. Applications from qualified Nurses are welcome as they willing to offer sponsorship to strong candidates.
Livewell Southwest is a leading provider of integrated health and social care services across South Hams, West Devon, and Plymouth. The organization delivers a comprehensive range of care, including community nursing, learning disability support, physiotherapy, and mental health services. As a pioneering community interest company, Livewell Southwest reinvests profits into service enhancement. With a dedicated workforce of over 3,000 employees, the organization is committed to delivering high-quality care and fostering a supportive work environment.
Position: Community Mental Nurse
Salary: £28,407 to £34,581 per annum, pro rata
Job Type: Permanent (part time & full time)
Location: Plymouth, Devon, UK
About the Role
Livewell are seeking an enthusiastic practitioner to join their experienced, knowledgeable, hardworking and very supportive multi-disciplinary team. The Specialist Outreach Recovery Team has a positive approach to supporting service users in their mental health personal recovery. The team deliver a wide range of recovery interventions and treatments to people experiencing complex psychosis within a city wide service.
They are seeking a registered nurse who possesses recent clinical experience in a community or relevant mental health inpatient setting. (They also offer a Return to Practice scheme).
Livewell’s aim is to ensure that people living in Plymouth and their families are supported to maintain their health, wellbeing and independence. As a social enterprise, we are a not for profit organisation that means we reinvest back into the services we provide or in the communities we serve.
The post-holder is responsible to the Manager of the Specialist outreach recovery team for the assessment of recovery needs, development, implementation and evaluation of care for patients with a primary diagnosis of complex psychosis.
The practitioner Is responsible for assessment of recovery needs, development, implementation and evaluation of care, within agreed personalised care procedures.
The post holder may be required to supervise junior staff within SORT.
Main Duties
- The post holder is accountable to the SORT Manager through the Line Management system within SORT.
- The post holder will undertake assessments as part of the MDT routinely for all new referrals as appropriate, at home or in a clinic setting, in accordance with the agreed Operational Policy.
- The post holder will provide nursing care and recovery interventions as appropriate in the right setting, in accordance with the agreed Operational Policy.
- The post holder will provide community based recovery support for a defined group of patients within the City. The post holder will work closely with all other clinical professionals e.g. Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychologist, Social Workers, Occupational Therapist both within SORT as well as liaising with other Professionals externally where appropriate.
- The post holder will act as a key worker for a defined group of practice patients and organise care in accordance with the personalised care framework.
- The post holder will be expected to attend and contribute to weekly MDT meetings, daily morning meetings and caseload formulation sessions within the team.
- The post holder will support senior members of the team with day to day management of the team and medication administration.
- The post holder will be responsible for supporting the team with improving quality, and will be expected to attend training provided in house as well as mandatory training to maintain high standards of knowledge and skills.
- The post holder will be expected to undertake a clinical lead for the team in either an area of interest to the post holder, or an allocated lead depending on the needs of the service.
- The post holder will ensure that their clinical practice is based on evidence and good practice and in accordance with any NICE guidance.
- The post holder will be individually accountable for their practice in accordance with the NMC professional code of conduct.
Staff Management:
- The post holder may be responsible for supervising some junior staff within SORT.
Liaison and Administration:
- The post holder should maintain close links with in-patient services at Glenbourne recovery inpatient services, 3rd sector organisations, Social Care, Dual Diagnosis Services.
- The post holder will keep up to date electronic/paper records of all patient and staff activity, ensuring these are kept in a safe place, in accordance with NMC guidelines, and Livewell Southwest policies including Data Protection Act and the Mental Health Act. The post holder will be aware of NMC and Livewell Southwest guidelines on record keeping, confidentiality, Mental Health Act and Data Protection Act.
Professional Development and Education:
- The post holder will be required to keep up-to-date this will include Mandatory training and developments in mental health nursing or sphere of practice.
- The post holder will participate in the provision of relevant community placements and training programmes for nurses.
- The post holder will be required to ensure that they receive appropriate regular line management and clinical supervision in line with current policies of Livewell Southwest.
Risk Management:
- In Accordance with the Risk Management Strategy, employees will participate, whenever required, with the risk management process. They will support line managers by attending mandatory and statutory training, completing incident/accident forms for every adverse event or near miss that occurs, report all defects and complaints, and communicate any dangerous situation to individuals potentially at risk
Qualifications
- RMN/Dip HE/BSc Mental Health Nursing- NMC Registration.
- Ability to travel across Plymouth
- Assessment skills
- Communication and liaison skills.
- Leadership skills/ Supervisory skills
- Team working skills.
- Self-management ability.
- Prioritising workload/resources
- Administration skills
- Interpersonal skills.
- Computer skills
- Risk assessment management
- Crisis management
- Lone working
- Medication management
- Administration of medication, be willing to undertake further training required, and relevant competences
- Ability to plan/implement a package of care in the community for patients with mental health problems
- Ability to manage a caseload ensuring record keeping meets the standards of Livewell Southwest
- Responsible and self-motivated
- Able to manage own stress
- Flexible, supportive and reliable
- Ability to recognise and support stress in others
- Mentorship or equivalent
- Group Interaction Skills
- Specific therapeutic interventions
- Positive risk management
- Full driving license for at least 12 months
- Good working knowledge of the Care Quality Commission
- Multi-disciplinary working.
- Relevant experience of working with adults with a history of severe and enduring mental illness.
- Life experience in wide range of settings.
- Experience within a community mental health setting.
- Experience of working within recovery setting.
- Mental Health Act
- Confidentiality
- Applies knowledge of Key Working
- Psychiatric illnesses especially those of a complex psychosis nature
- Knowledge of NICE guidelines in relation to mental health and the ability to apply evidence-based practice
- NICE guidelines specifically relating to recovery and rehabilitation in mental health.
- Networking with other agencies
- Ethical issues in relation to Mental Health
- System one/ECPA/computer patient records
- Interest and awareness of national and local services developments including CMHF
Benefits
- Visa Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Sickness pay
- Salary sacrifice scheme for Allsave childcare vouchers
- School holiday childcare subsidies
- Free, confidential counselling services via Occupational Health and Wellbeing
- Lease car scheme
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should CLICK HERE to apply
Application Deadline
August 11, 2024